Lake Bohinj

**Bohinj Park Hotel**

The newly opened (2009) Bohinj Park Hotel in Bohinjska Bistrica has been awarded a Five Star rating. What really sets this hotel apart though is it’s “green” eco-friendly credentials.

The hotel is setting new standards in energy efficiency.  Using a 430m deep geothermal well, which heats the  … Read the rest

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Beside Lake Bled

After completing his Christmas Shopping in Ljubljana Bill Clinton praises Slovenia. The article states that “he referred to Slovenia as a country which he sees as an example of the kind of world that he was trying to create as President of the United States and continues trying to build today”.

Praise Indeed!

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Cows on the lowers slopes of Krn

OK. We know this isn’t about walking but we just had to post it! Raw milk is available from automatic vending machines in several Slovenian cities. Buy a bottle or BYOB! We think this is fantastic and its things like this that make this country so special.  … Read the rest

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Roadside shine near Virstanj

Slovenia is ranked the 9th most peaceful country in the world for 2009. See the Vision of Humanity website for more details.

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Slovenia is 6th out of 133 in the National Geographic Traveller’s “Best Rated Places” list.  Quite right too!

Church of St Primoz near Jamnik

Here is the verdict -

The northernmost of the former Yugoslavia’s republics, Slovenia wins praise for being “. . . savvy about balancing tourism with cultural and historical preservation”.

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Reported today on www.slovenia.si.

The Triglav National Park was awarded a certificate for transboundary parks together with an Italian nature park during the EUROPARC 2009 annual conference in Stroemstad, Sweden, in September. Read more . . .

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Slovenia – a clean country

Reported by slovenia.si on the 11th of September, 2009. “Slovenia ranks among the world’s cleanest countries, a survey by US researchers has shown. On the list of 140 countries, Slovenia ranked 15th . . .” Read more.

This is one of the things we love about Slovenia – it  … Read the rest

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